The Tragedy of William Cowper Brann, and other links

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• The Tragedy of William Cowper Brann, Waco's Infamous Firebrand -- "Brann received much criticism for his assaults on Baylor University—he was even attacked."
• The original Baylor scandal: An 1890s coverup of murder, lynching and gunfights -- "...the real victim in the sordid affair is Antonia Teixeira, a 14-year-old Brazilian girl who ended up pregnant while at Baylor."
• The Customary Practice of Headcoverings: An Exegetical & Historical Study by Greg Price -- "…that the uncovered head of men and the covered head of women in worship (as taught by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11) were cultural and customary practices that are NOT specifically regulated by Scripture (per the Regulative Principle of Worship)."
• Teens hailed as 'hometown heroes' for picking up elderly man who fell and taking him home to clean his wounds -- "A group of five teenage boys in Caldwell, Idaho, are being hailed as hometown heroes after a video of them picking up an elderly man and bringing him home to clean his wounds went viral on Facebook."
• Southern Poverty Law Center Is a Hate Group -- "SPLC...uses its past legacy of fighting against racism to add legitimacy to their evolving agenda of hatred towards the large number of Americans who hold conservative and religious values."
• Seminary removes stained glass windows celebrating conservative takeover of SBC -- "Stained-glass windows immortalizing individuals who helped move the Southern Baptist Convention to a more theologically and socially conservative position in the late 20th century have been quietly removed from the chapel of one of the convention’s six seminaries."
• How to Make Your Own Almond Milk -- "...you can easily make your own, homemade almond milk rather than buying it from the store..."
• How a 29-Year-Old G. K. Chesterton Flipped 4 Arguments Against Christianity Upside-Down -- "…the reasons that I have for believing in Christianity are, in very many cases, to repeat those arguments which Mr. Blatchford, in some strange way, seems to regard as arguments against it."
• Dallas will no longer prosecute ‘petty crimes’ -- "There are few crimes that are “victimless,” and most victims are traumatized by the crimes committed against them."
• Congregationalism Doesn’t Stop at 8 p.m. -- "The congregation’s oversight of the church’s membership, discipline, and doctrine ought to be happening all the time."
• Blond vs. Blonde: What’s The Difference? -- "Further complicating matters is the fact that blond, in American English, is often the preferred default adjective while British English tends toward blonde. Can you say “confusing”?"
• A Case for Evening Worship: Sacred Rest and the Public Means of Grace -- "Holding two worship services on the Lord’s Day is one conspicuous way of fulfilling the purpose of the Christian Sabbath; it helps us keep the day holy by beginning and ending the day with the worship of God. It is difficult to set apart the whole day as a day of sacred rest and worship when there is only one service."
• Abortion clinic workers respond to 'Unplanned' movie — and they want out of the industry -- "The number of actual workers who have reached out is 94."
• 2 storm-related fatalities, multiple injuries after strong storms move across East Texas -- "Two children were killed in Angelina County and dozens injured in the Alto area after storms rolled through East Texas on Saturday."